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In this episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast, a podcast for educators, teachers, entrepreneurs and Community and Family Studies students, I am joined by a very special guest, Megan Durham, who shares with us what we can do to protect our time, our energy and our wellbeing.

If you've followed me for a while you would know that time, energy and wellbeing is the core of The Learning Network, so when Megan I connected, I knew instantly that I wanted her on the podcast.

This episode is really awesome if you're feeling the pinch of this time of the year or you're nervous about the year to come, which I know is the case for many of my Community and Family Studies teachers. If you listen along, you are going to come away from today's episode with so many strategies, tips, hints and wellbeing related things that you can action straight away and I know you're going to really enjoy Meg's analogies!

So listen along and grab the show notes at thelearnnet.com/44 to take the first steps towards unlocking your business potential!

In this episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast, I will be chatting to you about 5 lessons I have learnt throughout 2022! 

This year has been a bit of a different one for me and I just wanted to share some things I have learnt in my personal life and work life as I moved into my 3rd year of my business!

Join me as I chat about wellbeing, surrounding yourself with the right people, gratitude, making your dream happen, positivity and more!

So listen along and grab the show notes at thelearnnet.com/44.

In today's podcast episode, I chat to you about a few little things I did when I first started my Educator to Entrepreneur journey.

I will chat about how I started, how I dove straight in head first and what I did to make the most of what I had to offer and the skills in my back pocket!

After leaving the classroom, I went from three weeks of sitting on the lounge feeling very down to saying "You know what, I'm not going to be impacted by this, this is going to add fuel to my fire to actually make a bigger impact on education." And now, 2.5 years later, I have made a successful business out of doing just that.

So listen along and grab the show notes at thelearnnet.com/42 to take the first steps towards unlocking your business potential!

Ready to dive right in to your business? Visit thelearnnet.com/membership to learn more about my Educator to Entrepreneur Membership and how I can use my expertise to help guide and support you!

In this episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast, I'm sharing a little bit about my educator to entrepreneur journey!

Although lifting the lid off my business is something I'm a bit nervous about, I can't wait to show you the potential inside my business as well as what I've been able to do to support my community of beautiful CAFS teachers!

This episode will dive into my journey from leaving the classroom to jumping head first into creating a business of my own by unlocking the full potential of the skills I had sitting in my back pocket.

I will also be helping you think about what YOU have in your back pocket! What is your area of expertise that can be used to deliver massive value to your community? Where are the gaps in the market?

So listen along and grab the show notes at thelearnnet.com/41 to take the first steps towards unlocking your business potential!

Ready to dive right in to your business? Visit thelearnnet.com/membership to learn more about my Educator to Entrepreneur Membership and how I can use my expertise to help guide and support you!

In this episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast, I am chatting to you about focusing on what really matters and this time of year!

As we head into the busy end of Term 4 it's important for us to focus on the things that really matter, both as an educator, as a parent, but also as a person. Many of us may be feeling the pinch of this time of year so taking steps to minimise stress, anxiety and burnout will enable you to enjoy the holiday season!

So, I hope today's episode brings you some sort of clarity on what you should be focusing on right now, ticking off what you need to do without adding a thousand things to your list!

Visit thelearnnet.com/40 to grab the show notes!

In this week's jam packed episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast we're going to unpack some of the common mistakes that still being made in CAFS, in particular the Research Methodology module.

These common mistakes are part of the reason our kids really struggle in the Research Methodology section of the HSC and why I continue to see the same misunderstandings and incorrect answers year after year after year. 

If you're interested in continuing to learn and grow to help your student succeed, check out The CAFS Collective Membership at thelearnnet.com/collective.

Check out this episode's show notes at thelearnnet.com/37.

In this week's episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast, I am joined by courage creator & resilience revolutionary, the appropriately named, Nadine Champion! Nadine is an international speaker, mindset coach, champion kickboxer & martial artist whose mission is to help women get back up, leave life’s dressing room and courageously create a life they love.

In this episode, Nadine is going to unpack a few things around courage and resilience and how we can be the best versions of ourselves. Nadine explains how she uses mindset training to overcome that wild voice in our heads that doesn't always say the nicest things by using our emotions, feelings and thoughts as fuel for positivity rather than letting them get in our way.

Grab the show notes at thelearnnet.com/35!

In this episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast, I unpack the power of community!

I have connected with so many amazing educators over the last 18 and a half years, both while I taught CAFS & since I began supporting CAFS teachers. I've been around for a while and many of the teachers I have met, learnt from, supported or developed friendships with have made a bigger impact on me than they will ever realise! This episode is dedicated to them!

This episode will empower you and remind you about the importance of connection, the importance of us working together rather than in silo and the importance of us connecting, learning and growing together.

If you are listening to this live, the CAFS conference is coming up on the 14th and 15th October, 2022, and will be held in the most amazing magical place, Killcare on the Central Coast. I am so excited to be able to host this conference in person, connecting CAFS teachers from across NSW and enabling that sense of community and connection that has been missed over the last couple of years! This conference is designed to help you build confidence and really understand the content you’re teaching with strategic sessions and guest speakers! 

Visit thelearnnet.com/conference to learn more about the 2022 CAFS Conference!

Grab the episode show notes at thelearnnet.com/34!

In this week's episode, I am joined by a very special guest, Sharna Dawson. Sharna has a very extensive 20-year career in education, working as a PDHPE teacher for 8 years before retraining. Sharna found her passion in working with students to discover their careers, so she completed a graduate certificate in career development.

Today, Sharna will unpack what you can do to get the right kids into the CAFS course and keep them there. She's also going to dive into some common myths around CAFS and what you can do to capture the students you want and build that sense of community & passion in your course!

We also chat about the IRP, a very small part of our CAFS course which often adds a lot of unnecessary stress & creates so much extra marking. It doesn't have to be like that & I can show you how in my Strategic Approaches to the IRP course, which has helped over 250 CAFS teachers across NSW facilitate the IRP successfully without sacrificing their time and wellbeing in the process.

Visit thelearnnet.com/33 to grab the episode show notes and visit thelearnnet.com/irp to learn more about the Strategic Approaches to the IRP course!

In this episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast I dive into the reasons why students shouldn't be writing notes!!

Re-writing notes on the course content is a waste of valuable revision time & energy. Revision is a time to apply knowledge & skills by completing past exam questions & other strategic revision activities!

Listen along as I share with you some strategies that you can use to help your students succeed in both Community and Family Studies and PDHPE!

In the episode, I also chat about my Year 12 MasterClass Sessions, which allow me to work with you & your kids in a session tailored to their specific needs. These sessions enable me to give your kids direct feedback, personalised strategies & a fresh perspective from a CAFS coach who has had years of experience teaching & marking the course. You will also get access to a booklet for the students to use throughout the session & beyond, with templates, scaffolds, brand new HSC style questions, tips & tricks & more!

Visit thelearnnet.com/masterclass to check out my MasterClasses!

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In this week's episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast I share some resources to help you share your love of CAFS!

I have updated the free "Tools to Promote CAFS" resource on The Learning Network homepage so you have all you need to let the students at your school know just how great CAFS is! 

With information on the course modules, content, learning opportunities & career options, this is the perfect resource to give students as they decide on their subject choices for stage 6! Hang the pages up as posters or use it as a hand out & share your love of CAFS! 

Check out the show notes & download the free "Tools to Promote CAFS" resource at thelearnnet.com/30!

In this episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast I dive into why it is so important to have deep understanding of how HSC marking really works.

Setting your students up for success in their exams is reliant on confidence, meaningful teaching & lessons & skills taught with the end goal in mind.

If you're looking to gain valuable insight into how HSC marking actually works, check out Marking Experience in CAFS; so you can best prepare your students for their exams every step of the way.

Check out the show notes at thelearnnet.com/29 for more information!

In this episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast, I am joined by the inspirational Angela Lockwood to chat about the importance of being aware of all the different needs of the students in your classroom & prioritising the wellbeing of both you & your students.

Angela is an occupational therapist & author who, for the last 20 years, has been working in classrooms to provide school based Occupational Therapy services focusing on the inclusion of children with diverse needs. 

We chat about leading with your heart and not your head as one of the most important ways to make a true difference to the lives of those smiling faces looking up at you & dive in to some of the practical ways you can do this in your classroom.

So join us for an episode that will touch your heart, make you think about important things in your class &, if you're anything like me, may even give you goosebumps!

In this episode of The Learning Network's Community & Family Studies Podcast, I offer guidance and uncover some practical strategies around differentiating in your CAFS classroom.

Differentiating can be difficult as it is totally unique to each classroom situation. However, tailoring our teaching and learning to the needs of our students sitting right in front of us is so important to their success.

Listen to hear 4 actionable strategies to help tailor your teaching & enable your students to succeed!